A while back, Melissa and I watched the movie “Marie Antoinette“, starring Kirsten Dunst as the eponymous role.

I thought the movie was pretty good — Melissa was a bit more critical, but she disapproves of most things. ( )

For those of you completely unaware of historical references, the movie was about the brief period of time before the French Revolution began. In a nutshell, the French Revolution occurred because the wealthy ruling class was so far divided (both financially and socially) from the servant / lower class that a Peasant uprising occurred. Other factors believed to be involved as causes were:

• the exorbitant national debt of france (partly due to Louis XV & XVI’s warmongering / overseas military activities)
• the “conspicuous consumption of the noble class…despite the financial burden of the populace”
• “High unemployment and bread prices”
• The ineptitude of the leader, Louis XVI, to deal with any of these (and many other) problems

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